At the end of the first verse everything changes; the meter changes to a more insistent one and even the rhymes are completely transformed into slanted rhymes. This change in the poem suggests that there is a thinly veiled insistence beneath the initial reading, one in which “the Soul” is actually calling for help. It could be that she wants to believe she has the power but perhaps an opposing force, perhaps a mental illness or a person is influencing her too much in terms of her ability to choose. Regardless of whether the Soul is powerful or helpless – although the latter seems to be debated when analyzing the poem – it is still a strong voice. The immobility, authority and superiority of an emperor who kneels and excludes the “divine majority” before him inevitably places him on a pedestal. The tone many times sounds romantic and yet condescending especially on first reading, then sounds pressing and helpless through subsequent analysis. The subtle nuances used throughout its literary tropes suggest an anxious internal discussion that occurs throughout the